You may already have a database Disaster Recovery (DR) strategy and are updating it, or you could be starting from scratch. Regardless, there are significant benefits for your business by including cloud services in the mix. These are discussed along with the first steps to get you started on with your DR on AWS.

Fusion Middleware comprises several software packages from the Oracle brand. It features a range of services, including developer tools, Java EE, business intelligence, integration services, content management and collaborations and relies on open programming standards such as XML, BPEL and JMS.

Fusion Human Capital Management (HCM) has taken the market by storm, promising plenty of future updates and exciting changes for Oracle's public cloud offering. What is next in the pipeline for this brand and its ever-growing service offer? Crucially, what opportunities lie in wait for professionals in the field who are seeking their next Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Oracle-based opportunity?

These two themes are guiding many of the innovations coming across Oracle’s enterprise software product lines. Both were among the top highlights at OpenWorld 2012 across all Oracle enterprise applications conference sessions. Whether you were in a session on Oracle’s PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Fusion Applications, Siebel, or E-Business Suite applications, the speakers were all talking about improvements in the user experience and how their users’ desire to go mobile is changing the face of enterprise applications.